Posted on September 5th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced five new iPaq handhelds and three new HP Compaq laptops today, along with dozens of handheld accessories, software packages and services.
The total release of 59 products, including 56 in the iPaq line, is a record announcement for HP, a spokeswoman said. More information is at available on the HP’s Web site.
Among the [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Spurred on by, no doubt, by the iPhone’s imminent European release, Nokia yesterday unveiled its latest set of multimedia-ready handsets, including a version of the high-end N95 optimized for the high-speed 3G networks of the U.S. We got an early hands-on look, and were, for the most part, impressed. Here’s the gist of ‘ the [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
SanDisk announced its latest shuffle-competing media player today, the “Clip.” The 1GB black model costs $40, has an FM tuner, support for Mp3, WMA, securei WMA, a microphone, and a fifteen hour battery life. The more expensive 2GB model comes in blue, red, pink, and black and has a 30 hour battery life.
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Posted on August 7th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
On first viewing, the Moto Q 9h is reminiscent of a calculator; despite going for a BlackBerry-style layout, its square features haven’t quite captured the improved look of those devices, and pulling it out of your pocket could see colleagues and co-workers stifling a few laughs.
The big question is, does what it’s packing inside make [...]
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Posted on August 7th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Nokia’s new fashion lineup features angled cuts and some intriguing features.
The Nokia 7900 cannot be dismissed as a feature-less fashion phone. In fact, we find the sharp, angled lines on the phone’s stamped shell to be much less interesting than the 16-million color OLED display, or the 1GB of internal storage space. For the style [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Interested in Wireless USB? Check out Certified Wireless USB kits from D-Link and Iogear.
Cables connecting USB devices to PCs may soon disappear thanks to Wireless USB, a short-range wireless communications technology developed by nonprofit USB Implementers Forum Inc. (USB-IF), which also developed the USB 2.0 standard.
Combining wireless and USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectivity, this technology [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Motorola has teamed up with Microvision to put laser-projector technology into mobile phone handsets.
The idea of putting a tiny projector into a mobile phone is nothing new - science fiction has been doing it for decades - but the practicalities of fitting an entire projector into the case of a phone and making it work [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by ElectroGeek
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in January, I wrote,
The other problem is that computers are inherently buggy. Macs crash, and it’s frustrating when they do. It’s even more frustrating, however, when your music player crashes, and if your phone or your TV crashes, you’ll probably want to tear your hair out. The iPhone is [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
One’s a PC brain, the other’s a Mac-head–two PC World editors strongly disagree about owning this week’s must-have gadget.
Two experienced PC World staffers, two very different takes on the iPhone. Chip is eager to pick up a sexy device that will finally bring his Apple world all together, while Alan has no desire to buy [...]
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